The El Pilar Fault System ( es, Falla El Pilar) is a complex of
geological faults located in state of
Sucre in northern
Venezuela
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. The fault system is of right-lateral
strike-slip type and has an east–west orientation. Motion along the fault is largely transferred to the
Warm Springs Fault in
Trinidad Island.
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Geography of Sucre (state)
Seismic faults of Venezuela
Strike-slip faults
Venezuelan Coastal Range